Armenia’s Youth World Boxing Champion

Armenian boxer Nikol Arutyunov (81kg) won the gold at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Youth World Boxing Championships held in Yerevan and attended by 68 countries. Another Armenian representative Narek Melkonyan (91 kg) grabbed a bronze. The World Youth Boxing Championship was launched in the Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex on November 28, 2012. During the ten days of the tournament over 400 athletes from various countries around the world competed with each other. The event was followed by the AIBA annual awards ceremony with AIBA President and other officials present.